note dwhite20899 If I have a need to process all of the files in a directory tree, I use <code>find2perl</code> to generate a template. If you are familiar with the *ix <code>find</code> command, there are several options you can use to your advantage, but I usually stick to <code>find2perl / -type f -print > template.pl</code> . You can substitute any starting directory instead of / to suit, and the <code>-type f</code> will limit the code to files. <p> You should end up with this subroutine:<br> <code>sub wanted { my ($dev,$ino,$mode,$nlink,$uid,$gid); (($dev,$ino,$mode,$nlink,$uid,$gid) = lstat($_)) && -f _ && print("$name\n"); } </code> <p> I replace the <code>print("$name\n")</code> with my code that performs an action on every file. 217166 438273